Some Senate Democrats, including Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, have alternatively pushed for a four-week stopgap ...

Democrats voted to end the filibuster, paving the way for Republicans to pass their funding bill before the shutdown deadline at midnight.

Washington is now fully set to avert a government shutdown after an up and down week that saw House Republicans offering a ...

One crisis looks to be avoided as a midnight deadline looms to keep the government funded amid economic uncertainty and a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday looked set to advance a bill that would prevent a partial government ...